Claire Palmer

A group of physicians on Vancouver Island have rekindled their advocacy for overdose prevention sites in health-care settings by creating their own unsanctioned sites outside of major hospitals in Victoria and Nanaimo this weekend.

Five-year-old Daniel Gardner, who is blind and has epilepsy and autism, was set to start kindergarten with the help of an educational assistant. But he's been denied his full-time start to learning after the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district said it was struggling to find qualified EAs.

After criticism from a B.C. Conservative candidate went viral on social media earlier this week, Premier David Eby has ordered a review of the program. Three vending machines were installed last fall that provide free access to harm reduction supplies.

One person in Nanaimo was duped of over $1,000 on collectible cards last year, which RCMP say is a reminder to be careful when purchasing online.

Two cruise ships, the first since 2019, are scheduled to dock in Nanaimo in the coming months. Officials are hopeful that bringing the ships back will boost the tourism industry and local economy.

Nicole Havrda is an 18-year-old Formula Three driver from Comox, B.C., who is making waves as a woman in the sport. On top of racing, she also wants to inspire the next generation of women to get into the automotive industry.

Madison and Charlotte Becerra bought their home two years ago and live in it year-round, but because they are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents, they can not apply for an exemption from the vacancy tax.

IslandLink will launch a 230-kilometre, three-hour route connecting Campbell River on the island’s east coast to Port McNeil and Port Hardy on the north on May 16.

Signs to raise awareness of Lisa Marie Young, who went missing in Nanaimo, B.C., more than two decades ago, were stolen for a second time in recent weeks.

While some contraceptives, such as the pill, IUDs and Plan B, will be free to British Columbians with a prescription, other forms of birth control will not.